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O'NEAL, James Vernon Jr - Date of
birth
3 January 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Yazoo County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Anding, Yazoo County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34631342 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Domévre-sur-Vezouze, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 21 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James V. O'Neal (father)
Wylma L. (Cheatham) O'Neal (mother)
Peggy J. O'Neal (sister)
More information
Pfc James V. O'Neal Jr. attended high school for one year and was telephone operator for Illinois Central Railroad.He enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 7 May 1943.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the chest.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / O'Neal Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, The Yazoo Herald - 24 December 1943